Roger Federer beat Britain’s Dan Evans on his comeback after 14 months out through injury but said he had not played pain-free.
The Swiss 20-time Grand Slam winner won to reach the Qatar Open quarter-finals in Doha.
He had not played competitively since January 2020 after two knee surgeries.
“It feels good to be back. It’s good to be standing here regardless of whether I won or lost, it’s great fun,” Federer said.
The deciding set was very close and went with serve until the 12th game, when Federer broke Evans’ serve for the first time in the match to seal victory in front of a socially distanced crowd at the Khalifa Tennis Complex.
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